- From: Access Systems <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:40:01 -0500 (EST)
- To: david poehlman <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>
- cc: David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004, david poehlman wrote: > On the discussions of the 508 standards on the 508 list, we are told that > lynx and pine are not a good test of the standards. and I know that they are not the greatest test, but they are mentioned in the regs, I usually test a lot of other ways too but usually the first pass is via LYNX I figure if it doesn't pass that it doesn't have a chance. Bob > > > Johnnie Apple Seed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Access Systems" <accessys@smart.net> > To: "David Woolley" <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk> > Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 3:20 PM > Subject: Re: Who makes law Re: UK Businesses Reject Accessible Web Sites > > > > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004, David Woolley wrote: > > > > I think one of the points of the article was that some businesses don't > > > consider the existing laws appropriate - neither for business, nor for > > > people with disabilities. Of course, that's effectively a local biritsh > > > > The way I read it was that they don't think they are appropriate because > > there is a reasonableness test. Generally businesses don't mind complying > > with accessibility legislation as long as: > > > > - all their competitors incur the same compliance cost; > > - it is easy to work out exactly what to do to comply at the absolute > > minimum cost. > > > > Having UK law reference WCAG would go part way there, but you still have > > the Bobby problem. The businesses almost certainly want mechanically > > verifiable rules, with no judgement calls. > > all people want to "know" when they are in the clear, put up a sign on a > road that the speed limit is "reasonable" you understand the confusion. > > I'm not sure how to solve this as it is a moving target. buried somewhere > in the US regulations, (and I can't find it at the moment) it says that if > a site is able to present all information in a format that can be read by > LYNX or PINE it is substantially compliant. now what does that "Really" > mean but at least it is a start. > > wish I had a simple answer, I test stuff in LYNX using a linux operating > system, I figure if it works there it will work just about anywhere, but > I've been nailed by a few sites that work fine that way and won't work in > something else... > > Bob > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > CONFIGURE YOUR E-MAIL TO SEND TEXT ONLY, see http://expita.com/nomime.html > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ASCII Ribbon Campaign accessBob > NO HTML/PDF/RTF in e-mail accessys@smartnospam.net > NO MSWord docs in e-mail Access Systems, engineers > NO attachments in e-mail, *LINUX powered* access is a civil right > *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# > THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be > privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONFIGURE YOUR E-MAIL TO SEND TEXT ONLY, see http://expita.com/nomime.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign accessBob NO HTML/PDF/RTF in e-mail accessys@smartnospam.net NO MSWord docs in e-mail Access Systems, engineers NO attachments in e-mail, *LINUX powered* access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named
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